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N. S. Wales. Forest land north of Bathurst, A. Cunningham. 

 Probably an opposite leaved state of some species very nearly allied to 

 or even identical with E. obliqua, of which it has the flowers. I have, 

 however, seen no specimen of the true E. obliqua from so far north. 



9. E. obtusiflora, DC. Prod. iii. 220, and Mem. Myrt. 1. 10. Leaves 

 mostly straight, oblong elliptical or almost lanceolate, acuminate, often 

 all under 3 in. long, but in some luxuriant specimens more falcate, acu- 

 minate and attaining 5 in., very thick and rigid, the veins oblique and 

 parallel, but not close, the intramarginal one at a distance from the edge. 

 Peduncles lateral or axillary, somewhat compressed, rigid, with an um- 

 bel of 4 to 8 rather large flowers. Buds clavate. Pedicels much thick- 

 ened upwards. Calyx-tube short and broad, fully three lines diameter. 

 Operculum broadly hemispherical, obtuse or umbonate, thick, shorter 

 than the calyx-tube. Stamens 2 to 3 lines long, all perfect; anthers 

 reniform, with divergent cells.usually confluent at the apex. Fruit very 

 hard and woody, ovoid-truncate, above ^ in. long, the orifice scarcely 

 contracted, the rim rather broad and concave, the capsule depressed. 

 E. rigida, Sieb. PI. Exs. 



N. S. Wales. Port Jackson, Sieber, n. 473; F. Mueller; Bargo 

 Brush, Backhouse. Allied to E. obliqua, but with much more rigid 

 straighter leaves, the flowers larger, and the fruit much larger and dif- 

 ferently shaped. I have not seen De Candolle's specimens, and his fig- 

 ure represents parallel celled anthers, but that is probably the fault of 

 the artist. In other respects it agrees well with our plant. 



STRONGYLANTHEREAE. 



24. E. oligantha, Schaii. in Walp. Rep. ii. 926. Leaves all petio- 

 late but very broad, orbicular or ovate, obtuse or shortly acuminate, 3 to 

 4 in. long, rigidly coriaceous with prominent diverging veins, parallel 

 but rather distant. Umbels 3 to 6-flowered, collected in a short terminal 

 panicle. Peduncles terete. Calyx-tube campanulate, about three lines 

 long and as much in diameter, tapering into a short pedicel. Operculum 

 rather thick, conical, shorter than the calyx. Stamens 2 to 3 lines long, 

 all perfect, inflected in the bud; anthers very small and globular, with 

 distinct parallel cells opening in circular pores or very short slits. Fruit 

 unknown. 



N. Australia. Copeland Island, N. coast, A. Cunningham. Until 

 the fruit is known, the precise affinities of this species cannot be deter- 

 mined. It is very unlike any other one I have seen. 



36. E. albens, Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. iv. 138. A tree, attain- 

 ing 60 to 80 ft., with a dull green persistent bark (F. Mueller], separating 



